Robert Roczniok

Robert Roczniok is a Professor and Head of the Department of Sports Management at the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. He specializes in applying statistical and analytical methods to optimize sports recruitment, training processes, and athlete performance diagnostics. His research focuses on multivariate analyses, neural networks, and econometric techniques in sports management, particularly in endurance sports and team sports contract optimization.

Consultation Hours (2024/2025): Tuesdays 10-11:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 PM in room 226. He coordinates numerous courses in statistics and sports science, including descriptive statistics, statistical methods in physical culture, and applied econometrics.

Research Interests:

• Optimization of athlete selection using multivariate analyses
• Exercise capacity diagnostics and training readiness
• Effects of normobaric hypoxia on aerobic/anaerobic performance
• Linear ordering methods for team sports player management

Teaching Responsibilities include advanced statistical courses for undergraduate and graduate programs in physical education.